A NEW intake of Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) intern paramedics is progressing through specialist training, with two to be stationed at Rosebud after completing the program.
They are part of 24 interns who already have experience as advanced life support paramedics, each bringing at least two years of on road experience.
All recruits are now undertaking a six week intensive bridging program as part of their transition into specialist MICA roles.
Training includes critical clinical responses such as cardiac emergencies, respiratory distress, paediatric and obstetric care, along with sessions focused on wellbeing, pharmacy and leadership.
Following completion of the course, interns will undertake 18 months of supervised on road training with senior MICA paramedics.
Once qualified and deployed, MICA paramedics are able to respond to complex emergencies either solo or in pairs, delivering advanced procedures including airway management and treatment for serious head, chest and cardiac trauma.
The latest intake brings the total number of MICA interns across Victoria to 96, strengthening specialist ambulance capability statewide.
First published in the Mornington News – 3 March 2026
